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Weather in Benson, Minnesota

Current Conditions (Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 05:55 America/Chicago time)

Temperature: 27°F (-3°C)
Wind chill: 14°F (-10°C)
Skies: overcast
Humidity: 86%
Wind: From the NW at 16 mph (26 km/h) gusting to 26 mph (42 km/h)
Pressure: 1019
Dew Point: 23°F (-5°C)

Forecast Overview

Thu Nov 21
28°F 23°F
-2°C -5°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Fri Nov 22
32°F 21°F
-0°C -6°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Sat Nov 23
28°F 25°F
-2°C -4°C
Overcast skies.

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Sun Nov 24
32°F 27°F
0°C -3°C
Chance of light snow in the afternoon.

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Mon Nov 25
27°F 18°F
-3°C -8°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Tue Nov 26
25°F 18°F
-4°C -8°C
Chance of light snow late at night.

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Wed Nov 27
28°F 23°F
-2°C -5°C
Chance of light snow in the morning.

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Thu Nov 28
28°F 16°F
-2°C -9°C
Chance of light snow in the morning.

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Fri Nov 29
16°F 9°F
-9°C -13°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday, November 21

sunrise: 07:28 sunset: 16:47

Low around 22°F (-5°C), high around 29°F (-2°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 18 mph (29 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	88%	0.227%
03:00 06:00		Partly cloudy.	26°F (-3°C)	16 mph (27 km/h)	91%	0.227%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	89%	0.227%
09:00 12:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	28°F (-2°C)	17 mph (28 km/h)	85%	0.227%
12:00 15:00		Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.	28°F (-2°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	85%	0.228%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	92%	0.228%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	23°F (-5°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	94%	0.228%
21:00 00:00		Mostly cloudy.	23°F (-5°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	92%	0.228%

Friday, November 22

sunrise: 07:30 sunset: 16:46

Low around 21°F (-6°C), high around 31°F (-0°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	22°F (-5°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	93%	0.229%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	21°F (-6°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	94%	0.23%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	24°F (-5°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	85%	0.23%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	72%	0.232%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	73%	0.233%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	93%	0.233%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	91%	0.234%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	89%	0.234%

Saturday, November 23

sunrise: 07:31 sunset: 16:45

Low around 24°F (-4°C), high around 29°F (-2°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	87%	0.235%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	84%	0.235%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	76%	0.235%
09:00 12:00		Mostly cloudy.	28°F (-2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	66%	0.236%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	28°F (-2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	68%	0.237%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	78%	0.236%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	83%	0.237%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	83%	0.237%

Sunday, November 24

sunrise: 07:32 sunset: 16:45

Low around 26°F (-3°C), high around 32°F (0°C).
Chance of light snow late in the afternoon (between 3 pm and 6 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.02 in (0.4375 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	82%	0.237%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	85%	0.238%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	77%	0.238%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	32°F (-0°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	74%	0.238%
12:00 15:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	32°F (-0°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	80%	0.238%
15:00 18:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	27°F (-3°C)	1 mph (1 km/h)	98%	0.238%
18:00 21:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	96%	0.238%
21:00 00:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	26°F (-3°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	95%	0.238%

Monday, November 25

sunrise: 07:34 sunset: 16:44

Low around 18°F (-8°C), high around 27°F (-3°C).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 14 mph (22 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	22°F (-5°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	86%	0.238%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	20°F (-7°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	84%	0.239%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	21°F (-6°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	83%	0.239%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	74%	0.24%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	75%	0.24%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	22°F (-5°C)	8 mph (14 km/h)	89%	0.24%
18:00 21:00		Mostly clear.	21°F (-6°C)	8 mph (14 km/h)	91%	0.241%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	18°F (-8°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	93%	0.242%

Tuesday, November 26

sunrise: 07:35 sunset: 16:43

Low around 17°F (-8°C), high around 24°F (-4°C).
Chance of light snow late at night (after 9 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 6 mph (9 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	91%	0.243%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	89%	0.244%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	18°F (-8°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	83%	0.245%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	22°F (-5°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	72%	0.246%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	68%	0.246%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	24°F (-5°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	74%	0.247%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	23°F (-5°C)	0 mph (1 km/h)	81%	0.247%
21:00 00:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).	23°F (-5°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	94%	0.248%

Wednesday, November 27

sunrise: 07:36 sunset: 16:43

Low around 23°F (-5°C), high around 29°F (-2°C).
Chance of light snow early in the morning (until 9 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.05 in (1.1875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 5 mph (7 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	23°F (-5°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	95%	0.249%
03:00 06:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	23°F (-5°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	96%	0.249%
06:00 09:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	24°F (-4°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	92%	0.25%
09:00 12:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	28°F (-2°C)	1 mph (2 km/h)	84%	0.251%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	75%	0.252%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	28°F (-2°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	77%	0.252%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	86%	0.253%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	26°F (-4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	88%	0.253%

Thursday, November 28

sunrise: 07:37 sunset: 16:42

Low around 15°F (-9°C), high around 29°F (-2°C).
Chance of light snow in the morning (between 9 am and 12 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	89%	0.253%
03:00 06:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	25°F (-4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	90%	0.253%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	26°F (-3°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	90%	0.254%
09:00 12:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	29°F (-2°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	84%	0.254%
12:00 15:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	22°F (-6°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	79%	0.254%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	84%	0.254%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	87%	0.255%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	15°F (-9°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	89%	0.255%

Friday, November 29

sunrise: 07:39 sunset: 16:42

Low around 8°F (-13°C), high around 15°F (-9°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 11 mph (17 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	12°F (-11°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	90%	0.256%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	10°F (-12°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	91%	0.257%
06:00 09:00		Partly cloudy.	8°F (-13°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	84%	0.258%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	12°F (-11°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	71%	0.258%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	13°F (-10°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	72%	0.259%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	10°F (-12°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	82%	0.259%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	8°F (-13°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	78%	0.26%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	8°F (-13°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	75%	0.26%

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Weather Station: Benson Municipal (latitude 45-19N, longitude 095-39W)

Local Time:

Benson is in the "America/Chicago" timezone.

The "America/Chicago" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -6:00 hours.

Benson will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to UTC will be -5:00 hours.